GALEN JETER ORCHESTRA PLAYS STAN KENTON -- SUNDAY, JUNE 29TH IN DALLAS

THE GALEN JETER JAZZ ORCHESTRA

As the sun was going down Sunday, Patty and I met our friends (our minister and his wife) Clif and Gig Gardner and (famed radio man) Bud Buschardt at the Village Country Club on Southwestern near Skillman, for the barbeque buffet and three hours of music by the famous twenty piece Galen Jeter Orchestra.

Galen is a retired biology teacher from the Garland ISD, but he's had one big jazz orchestra or another for thirty-five years. And while he won't tell you this I will: He was with the famed Woody Herman Band along the way.

And he and his guys have played at the Village Country Club most Sunday nights for more than ten years.

Galen Jeter, 2nd from left

This is the real McCoy. It's a Kenton-style orchestra -- 5 saxes, 5 trumpets, 5 trombones and 5 rhythm pieces. And all of the members are highly trained and talented musicians, not the kid down the street who's just learning, or his dad who played in the high school marching band.

This coming Sunday night -- June 29th between 7 and 10 -- the Galen Jeter Orchestra will play original arrangements from the Stan Kenton book. If you like big bands, love Kenton, and long to hear a full orchestra play, here's your chance.

The tickets are 7 bucks a person. The buffet is 5 bucks. Drinks cost whatever drinks costs. (I spent $100 for the five of us, and that included admission, food, drinks and the tip.)

Get there no later than 6:30 so you'll have a good seat because the place fills up to SRO the closer it gets to 7 PM. We'll see you there.

BILL CHERRY, REALTORS

DALLAS

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